Life Lately...

Life has been a lot different from how it used to be.  I have been at secondary school for nearly two months now.  Some days are better than others, but looking back...it's all so strange.

I went to school throughout the whole of preschool, foundation stage, up to the beginning of year 4, and that's all in one preschool and two schools.  Then I was home educated.  I loved being home educated, helping out with my little siblings was my life.  But then I became so bored all of a sudden, searching for something new to do, something different.  Mum said about secondary school, I don't think she expected me to think about and say yes.  Mum probably thought I would quickly react and shout "NO WAY!", I don't blame her.

When Mum sent the letter to school all signed off and saying I was going, I regretted my choice so badly that I started to feel like it was going to be the end of the world.  Mum sent the letter quite late so I wasn't completely sure they would have a space for me, but when they replied and said I had a space...I was gutted.  I was pretty sure something good would happen when I was there, that was partly the reason why I wanted to go in the first place, along with wanting to do something new.

For the first week I HATED school as much as you could, but now I am really enjoying it, there are some lessons that I wish didn't exist, but other than that I am alright with school.  I have made two BFFs that are just amazing and incredible and altogether lovely people.  I have also met a few people I wish I hadn't, but that's just life, isn't it?

So, to all people that are thinking about trying something new, that you wouldn't usually, I would say GO FOR IT!  You probably will regret it for a while but after that I'm pretty sure you will be glad you made the decision.  It might feel like forever, but eventually you'll get there.

Spiced Pear Cheesecake

For the last couple of days it has been so rainy, windy and cold so we haven't been able to do much.  But instead of going for walks we have been baking.  Yesterday I made a delicious Spiced Pear Cheesecake and Upside Down Cheesecake Cupcakes.  They were just too nice!  Here are some photos:

Upside Down Cheesecake Cupcakes

We called these Upside Down Cheesecake Cupcakes because we cooked them with the biscuit on the top.

They were absolutely delicious! We don't have any pictures of the Spiced Pear Cheesecake at the moment.

The Taming of the Tights: A Review by Honey

The Taming of the Tights is a teen book, by Louise Rennison,  about Tallulah Casey and her gang called The Tree Sisters.  All Tallulah’s friends have boyfriends but she doesn’t and the two boys she fancies are Alex and Charlie.

Tallulah has a friend called Ruby and Ruby has a pet dog called Matilda.  Tallulah, Ruby and Matilda go for walks together and like to chat about boys and stuff.

The Bottomley sisters send a threatening letter to Tallulah saying for her to get out of their sight.  There is also Cain who is always trying to ruin everything she does.

I really liked this book because some bits made me laugh out loud and not many books can do that.  But at first I didn’t really get into this story but towards the end it got better and better.  The only disappointing thing was that there was too much flirting and kissing rather than focusing on the main story line which might have made it more interesting.

I would definitely recommend this book to teenage girls who are interested in reading a lighthearted story with lots of gossip.

Disclaimer: I was sent a copy of The Taming of the Tights by Louise Rennison for the purpose of this honest review.

                     

Silent Sunday #6

Silent Sunday #5

How Me And My Siblings Earn Pocket Money

If you have a child who desperately wants money to save up for something then I have got a few good ideas.

1) Wash up.

2) They could (if you have chickens) clean out the chicken coop, get clean water, get them clean food and collect their eggs.

3) Hoover the house and tidy up the house.

4) Clean the bathroom. 

5) Wash the car.

Me, my brother and my sister take turns washing up and get paid £1. I think £1 is a very good price because you don't want to pay them too much or too little.

Honey x

Should My Sisters Go To School?

My Mummy is getting very annoyed with all our arguing and asked us if we would rather go to school, I would never EVER go to school so obviously I said 'no way!' but my two sisters said 'yes, yes!'. Now Mummy has emailed the head teacher and if they get a place, well, it will upset me because I love playing with them even if we argue or wind each other up and not just that they will have to wear the WORST clothes in the world. In the school that they might go to you have to wear a horrible GREY skirt or dress and a white top or blue top and you also have to wear the worst ever black or brown shoes. Even after years I don't understand why you can't wear whatever you want. I hate the way that when someone goes to school they have to get so patronized. Some children don't realize it but others do and I realise it and I HATE it. I feel so sorry for the little children that get patronized but are too shy or polite to say 'you're patronizing me, can you stop, please?'. Sometimes I am too shy but people don't usually do it to me anymore. And some people hit you while there walking along and pretend nothing happened. And that's what its like when someone goes to school, usually. The teachers think you're babyish and don't know anything, when actually some people do. This is why I hate school and not for any reason would I go. If your child hates school maybe you should think about home educating them if you have the time. Some people don't have the time. I have got a tip for anyone who is trying to teach their child to read or write or anything like that make sure they are having fun, if you're teaching them to read get them a funny book or some books like this Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, The Gruffalo or The Gruffalo's Child and so on.

Honey x

Big Brother

I love my big brother a lot but I just don't see him that much because he is always out with his friends or in his room. I suppose that's what teenagers are like. But he is so good at computer games, art and board games. He is a kind brother and is very generous at times and can be really funny.

He is really tall!

Once it was the night before my birthday and I was about to go to bed but he said 'I've got a treat for you' and he gave me 5 big bits of toberlerone and then said 'don't tell anyone!'. He is very generous, see!

Honey x